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MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN SMITH, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1820
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A FIVE-PIECE SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**
Maker's mark of John Smith, Baltimore, circa 1820
Comprising coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and waste bowl; each globular on circular foot with diaper band, the body applied with a grapevine band, the scroll handles with leaf and flower joins, the coffee pot and teapot with ivory insulators, the hinged covers surmounted by a stiff-leaf calyx and bud finial, marked under bases, the sugar bowl apparently unmarked
The coffee pot 9½in. high; gross weight 129oz. 10dwt. (5)
Maker's mark of John Smith, Baltimore, circa 1820
Comprising coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and waste bowl; each globular on circular foot with diaper band, the body applied with a grapevine band, the scroll handles with leaf and flower joins, the coffee pot and teapot with ivory insulators, the hinged covers surmounted by a stiff-leaf calyx and bud finial, marked under bases, the sugar bowl apparently unmarked
The coffee pot 9½in. high; gross weight 129oz. 10dwt. (5)
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.